Longtime running editor and writer; was the first editor of Runner's World (1970-1977) and a Marathon & Beyond columnist with his "Joe's Journal" column. Author of "Long Slow Distance", "Better Runs", and over 25 other running books.
Going Far, Part 14 Feature20147 min Understand here that I wasn’t flaunting my footwear. Nearly all runs were by myself, often under cover of darkness. Then I went to the…
Going Far, Part 12 Feature201414 min When it comes to marathons, once is never enough. Part 12. 51. The summit OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 1977. The Japanese have a saying that…
Going Far, Part 11 Feature201421 min Heat or cold, rain or snow, the run must go on. Part 11. 46. The heat OSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, April 1976. The running body is…
Going Far, Part 10 Feature201412 min This is my Pre view. Another, better one comes from someone who knew well this runner I never met. At the time when Dan…
Going Far, Part 9 Feature201414 min […] hallways, at meals, and on the streets outside. In 1999, I attended a race directors’ conference in Portland, sitting on a couple of…
Going Far, Part 8 Feature201318 min An opportunity to meet the most famous track “nobody. Part 8. and long enough connected to the sport to have memories reaching back to…
Going Far, Part 7 Feature201320 min An opportunity for the perfect marathon. Part 7. BY JOE HENDERSON 26. The Avenue suspecting that like perfect love or perfect happiness, they’re unlikely…
Going Far, Part 6 Feature201318 min "..A few older women out for a lark:’—Dr. Nell Jackson Part 6. 21. The women [AN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, December 1970. Who lines up on…
Going Far, Part 5 Feature201319 min It all goes back to a certain Kiwi coach named Arthur. Part 5. 16. The salesman UNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, June 1970. You might never have…
Going Far, Part 4 Feature201318 min A little booklet on long, slow distance set off a debate. Part 4. 12. The book OS ALTOS HILLS, CALIFORNIA, August 1969. Journalists stay…
